Charlestown News

At about 8:02am, on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, officers from Area B-2 were on patrol in the area of Tremont and Parker Streets when officers observed two males involved in a physical altercation.

Merrill Hoffman, a decorated Navy veteran, world traveler and longtime Santa Barbara businessman, died November 30 after a brief illness.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Historic Preservation Commission Director Brandon Wilson announced that the 234th annual "Grand Union" flag raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park will be held on Friday, January 1, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. The ceremony commemorates the raising of the nation's first official flag, featuring thirteen red and white horizontal ...

E-mail: tjacks@mit.edu Received 21 August 2009; Revised 9 November 2009; Accepted 12 November 2009; Published online 14 December 2009.

Quincy granite gave rise to the nation's monuments. Now there's a push to give it, and those who worked it, their due.

XV Beacon in Boston has named Amy Finsilver as General Manager. The appointment marks a return engagement for Finsilver, who is a veteran of the local hotel scene and served as opening Assistant General Manager of the chic 60-room boutique hotel on Boston's historic Beacon Hill.

Mayor, Cabinet officials speak with urgency about advancing public education, fostering growth, and strengthening government In his first major public appearance since winning re-election, Mayor Thomas M. Menino this morning outlined a series of reforms to allow for "transformative change" in Boston during a Governmental Affairs Forum hosted by the ...

"Because the restaurants are busier. For all it's worth, that's great." As you are so very aware, English fled from his fiancee, Erica Wang , a week before their ritzy Oct.

He started drawing at a young age, 11 or 12. Back then he used paint and markers and he was dedicated to his craft.

But this time not because of past arrests. A probation worker at Charlestown District Court was arrested there yesterday on charges she helped her boyfriend sell OxyContin out of their East Boston apartment.

Michelle Kelly was arrested outside the court yesterday by state police detectives, said Suffolk County DA spokesman Jake Wark.

Charlestown residents will get to sound off on a noisy custom Tuesday. Every morning and evening, the USS Constitution fires its cannons and plays the national anthem.

A judge has rejected a plea by Richard Vitale, former House speaker Salvatore DiMasi's friend and former financial adviser, to bar prosecutors from using his personal e-mails in their influence-peddling case against him.

Salem High School Class of 1979 is planning its 30-year reunion for Saturday, Nov.

"I had a fire in 1992. I lost the top floor of my house. I would have lost the entire house if the firehouse hadn't been down the street from me," said Tom Cunha, who lives on Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown, two blocks from Engine Co.

The MBTA has announced its service schedule for the Thanksgiving Holiday from Wednesday, Nov.

Anthony Galluccio, facing legal trouble from an unexplained car accident, has drawn a Democratic primary challenger in next year's election.

Anthony Galluccio, engaged in a legal battle over an alleged hit-and-run accident, now faces another challenge - this time from a fellow Democrat looking to unseat him.

The Boston City Council voted unanimously today to support the tradition of twice-daily cannon shots at the USS Constitution in Charlestown.

The Zakim Bridge and other gems can be seen from these windows. 234 Causeway St., Unit 1005.